Child&#39;s carriage.



Patented Dec. l9, I899.

W. H. HOLMES.

GHILDS CARRIAGE.

(Applicationfiled Dec. 28, 1898.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 1,

(No Model.)

INVENTOR- IV/TNESSES TNE Norms PETERS co. PHqTuLn'uoi, WASHINGTON, a. c

No. 639,389 'Patehted Dec. l9, I899.

w. H. HOLMES.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

(Application filed De. 23, 1898.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

IVITNESSES INVENTOR we NORRIS PETERS cn, PHOYO LITNO., WASHINGTON, n. c.

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\VHEELER H. HOLMES, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHILDS CARRIAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,389, dated December 19, 1899. Application filed December 23, 1898. Serial No. 700,140. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WHEELER H. HOLMES, a resident of Pittston, in the county of Luz'erne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Childrens Carriages; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in childrens carriages, one object of the invention being to so construct a childs carriage that it will operate to swing backward and forward longitudinally of the carriage.

A further object is to so construct the springs of a carriage that they will yieldingly support the basket or body and at the same time be so constructed that they will be neat in appearance, cheap to manufacture, strong and durable, and most effectual when in use.

.Nith these objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view illustrating my improvements, and Figs. 2 and 3 are views of modified forms of my invention.

1 represents a body or basket, and 2 a running-gear of any approved construction having the usual axles and wheels and the handle 3, as shown.

My improved spring or springs are made exactlyalike on each side of the carriage, and hence it will be necessary to describe but one pair. Springs 4 are secured to the runninggear 2 at points distant from each other approximately the length of the body or basket, and said springs curve inward toward each other, then upward and outward away from eachother, as shown, and are provided at their free ends with eyes or loops 5, in each of which an arm or projection 5? at one end of a link or rod (3 is pivotally connected. The link or rod 6 is disposed normally in a vertical depending position, with its lower end bent at right angles to form an arm or projection 5 ,-which is pivotally attached to a loop or eye 5 at the lower end of a spring 7. The springs 7 are normally disposed in inclined positions extending upward and toward each other, and are bent at their upper ends and secured to the. body or basket 1 by and its free end connected to a suitable ring or loop 9 on the body or basket 1.

It will be seen from the above description that. with my improved form of. carriagespring a slight movement of the body or basket 1 either forward or backward will cause the same to swing, and the'springs will maintain the swinging motion for a long time, thus amusing the child and dispensing with the constant attention required with the carriages now in use.

Instead of the form of spring above described I might employ such a form as shown in Fig. 2. In this form of my invention the springs 10 aresecured to the running-gear of the carriage and curve outward, upward, and inward, as shown. Connecting link or rod 11 is pivotally attached at its upper end to the free end of said spring 10 and at its lower end is pivotally connected to the end of a spring 12. The spring 12 curves upward and inward and is secured to the body or basket of the carriage by any approved means, or

t I may construct my improved carriage as shown in Fig. 3. In this form of my invention the springs are constructed and arranged the same as heretofore described and shown in Fig. 1, and the ends of the forward and rear pair of springs are connected by crosspieces 13, as shown. A longitudinal bar 14 connects the cross-pieces 13 centrally between their ends. A body or basket is proyided with rockers 15, mounted and adapted to rock on the cross-pieces 13. Double-acting springs 15 serve to prevent the body or basket from rocking too far and to return it to its normal position. p

Various other slight changes might be resorted to in the general form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. In a childs carriage, the combination with the body and the running-gear, of arms connected with the body and projecting downwardly and outwardly to points in line with the running-,,ear,bowed springs secured upon the running-gear and terminating at their upper ends below the body of the carriage and above the running-gear, and links pivotally connected to the lower extremities of the depending arms and to the free upper ends of springs disposed between them and loosely connected together so as to permit a longi tudinal movement of the upper springs relatively to the lower springs and transverse rockers disposed between the upper springs and the body.

3. The combination with the running-gear and body of a carriage, of springs secured to the running-gear, springs disposed above the first-mentioned springs,links loosely connect ing the upper and lower springs and transverse rockers secured to the body and mount ed on cross-bars on the upper springs, Where by the body will be permitted to yield vertically, to swing longitudinally and to rock transversely.

In testimony whereof I have signed this.

\VI-IEELER H. HOLMES.

Vitnesses:

GEO. F. HUNTER, E. HINDMAN. 

